Record Book:
- T7th in assists (402 assists)
- 16th in rebounding (716 rebounds)
- T23rd in steals (159 steals)
- 29th in scoring (1,138 points)
(records at the time of graduation, after 2022-23 season)
2022-23 (Covid Senior): Honorable Mention All-Conference performer ... played and started in 28 games ...
notched 1,000-career points against Trinity Christian College (Ill.) on Nov. 12, 2022 ... ranked second on the team in assists (97) ... ranked third on the team in rebounds (125) and three-pointers made (24) ... ranked fourth on the team in points (225) and steals (30).
2021-22 (Senior): started in all 32 games ... second on the team, 11th in the GPAC in rebounds (195) ... scored in double figures 13 times.
2020-21 (Junior): started all 29 games ... ranked 10th in the GPAC with total rebounds (169), 8th in GPAC with assists per game (3.07), 6th in GPAC with total assists (89), ranked 2nd on the team in rebounds (5.8), and 2nd in steals (38) ... scored in double figures in seven games.
2019-20 (Sophomore): started all 28 games ... fifth on team in scoring (7.8), second in rebounding (5.4), ranked sixth in the GPAC with team-high 92 assists ... scored in double figures in 10 games, two games with 10+ rebounds, one double-double.
2018-19 (Freshman): played in all 34 games ... scored in double figures in six games.
High School: standout four-year career playing for the Sioux Falls Washington High School basketball team ... earned all-state honors as a senior ... named to the all-City team two years and was an all-conference selection multiple seasons ... helped lead her team to the state tournament multiple years, winning the title as a freshman.
Signing Release
Academic: Biology / Health Professions major; Pre-Med.
Personal: daughter of Matt and Theresa VanderVelde; sister to Kayla.
Favorite Bible Verse: Joshua 1:9
Career Highs:
24 points vs. Briar Cliff (2022-23)
8 field goals vs. Briar Cliff (2022-23)
3 3pters vs. Briar Cliff (2022-23)
13 rebounds vs. Concordia (2021-22)
12 assists vs. Jamestown (2020-21)
2022-23:
8 games with 10+ points
1 game with 20+ points
2021-22:
13 games with 10+ points
1 game with 20+ points
3 games with 10+ rebounds
2 double-doubles
2020-21:
7 games with 10+ points
2 games w/ 10+ rebounds
2019-20:
10 games w/ 10+ points
2 games w/ 10+ rebounds
1 double-double
2018-19:
6 games w/ 10+ points
